WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - Nearly four months after he was gunned down at a baseball practice, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a playoff game between the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs Friday night at Nationals Park, his spokesman confirmed.

The Louisiana Republican was shot in the hip June 14 at a GOP practice for the annual congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia. Four others were injured, including Capitol Police Officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner. Suspect James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Illinois, died from injuries sustained during a shootout with police.